<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : election : XML WIDGET</title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><link><id>35801</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/35801/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Litvinenko suspect running in election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrei Lugovoi, the former Russian agent wanted by Britain over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is running for election as a candidate for the ultra-nationalist party led by Vladimir Zhirinovsky.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>57</score><crdate>9/15/2007 7:49:22 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-09-15T19:49:22+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>25246</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/25246/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Pope Benedit changes Papal Elections rules, new Popes can now be Catholic OR Lutheran!]]></title><description><![CDATA[OK so the headline is not entirely true...but there <b>has</b> been a change to the Papal Election rules.  Benedict reversed a change made by John Paul that allowed a majority election instead of the traditional 2/3 vote.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>16</score><crdate>6/26/2007 2:34:32 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-06-26T14:34:32+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>11642</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/11642/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Election 2008 National Head-to-Head Polls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comparison of where the candidates stand right now in hypotheticical head-to-head races against the other if the election were today...( Democrat vs. Republican).]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>20</score><crdate>2/26/2007 10:11:42 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-02-26T10:11:42+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>19317</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/19317/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins France's presidential election.]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8226; Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins France's presidential election.<br/>&#8226; Sarkozy won around 53 percent of the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=a9OlqDLbD9sU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">vote</a>, according to early results.<br/>video <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://dynamic.cnn.com/video/meta/live/stream.1.large.asx?nsfg=&amp;CNNid=1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here.</a>]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>16</score><crdate>5/7/2007 1:46:58 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-05-07T01:46:58+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>5307</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/5307/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Don't Forget to Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hope this isn't too late.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>14</score><crdate>11/7/2006 4:02:56 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2006-11-07T04:02:56+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>52138</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/52138/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Hacking Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I looked to see if anyone had posted this DVD yet and couldn't find it. <br/><br/>This is about the Diebold machines and the last election, which is directly related to today's link from the Onion: <br/><div style='display:block;width:300px;overflow:hidden;'><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/entertainment/humor/l/52070/1/" rel="nofollow">http://www.plime.com/entertainment/humor/l/52070/1/</a></div>]]></description><comments>5</comments><score>111</score><crdate>2/26/2008 3:06:18 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-02-26T15:06:18+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>45340</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45340/1/</url><title><![CDATA[New Study: FOX Is Most Balanced [PDF FILE]]]></title><description><![CDATA[The <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.cmpa.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Center</a> for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University: &quot;TV election news has been hardest on Hillary Clinton this fall.&quot; The study also found that &quot;Fox News Channel's evening news show provided more balanced coverage than its counterparts on the broadcast networks.&quot;]]></description><comments>14</comments><score>345</score><crdate>12/27/2007 10:11:45 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-27T22:11:45+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>59273</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/59273/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania election returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the website to keep an eye on today.]]></description><comments>6</comments><score>56</score><crdate>4/22/2008 10:48:07 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-22T10:48:07+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57307</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/57307/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Why Is The World Rooting For Obama?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<b>How do you explain the fact that Obama seems to be the favourite of the &#8220;rest of the world&#8221;?</b><br/><br/>he would represent a new vision of the US, one which is  multicultural. At a time in global politics in which globalization and migration are raising concerns about multiethnicity and social cohesion people would see Obama&#8217;s election as a sign of progress on that front.]]></description><comments>32</comments><score>278</score><crdate>4/7/2008 10:50:13 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-07T22:50:13+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>62983</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/62983/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Clinton sparks uproar with Kennedy assassination comment]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems Clinton is staying in the election on the off-chance that Obama is assassinated in June.<br/><br/>Who's holding onto false hopes now?]]></description><comments>6</comments><score>180</score><crdate>5/24/2008 1:35:26 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-24T01:35:26+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>51984</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/51984/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Obama's Finance Ploy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a couple issues McCain is facing right now regarding election finances. These could dramatically effect his ability to campaign.<br/><br/>In order for the FEC to make a ruling they need a quorum but there are are not enough members. Obama is blocking the confirmation of an appointee. If Obama continues this, McCain will have his hands tied financially and Obama will obtain a huge advantage.]]></description><comments>9</comments><score>265</score><crdate>2/25/2008 9:43:02 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-02-25T09:43:02+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>65565</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/65565/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Village re-elects dead mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday's municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>126</score><crdate>6/16/2008 9:13:58 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-06-16T21:13:58+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>33156</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/33156/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Democrats smack down Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida should probably master the complicated art of voting before they try to mess with the entire primary election process.  Take it one step at a time down there, guys!]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>21</score><crdate>8/26/2007 2:29:27 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-08-26T02:29:27+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57394</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/57394/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Law Would Bypass Electoral College]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.fairvote.org/?page=971" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Does your vote count?</a>  There are lots of <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.fairvote.org/?page=975" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">little known facts</a> about the election process, there are people in the electoral college known as <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.fairvote.org/?page=973" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">faithless electors</a> who don't necessarily vote with their state.  Is the electoral college <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2004/10/10_202.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">indefensible? </a> Many have <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/electoralattack.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">called</a> for the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.bennahum.com/david/2004/09/abolishing_the_.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">abolishment</a> of the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.pww.org/past-weeks-2000/Abolish%20Electoral%20College.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Electoral College</a>.  But what exactly are the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/electcollege_procon.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pros and cons?</a>]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>323</score><crdate>4/8/2008 9:37:18 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-08T09:37:18+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>40197</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40197/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Black Box Voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently election fraud is bad and we should stop it.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>95</score><crdate>10/31/2007 7:07:55 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-10-31T19:07:55+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>60528</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/60528/1/</url><title><![CDATA[The 2008 Presidential Candidates as viewed from Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election. When you really look at the three remaining candidates there is no contest!]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>100</score><crdate>5/3/2008 9:14:21 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-03T21:14:21+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>45692</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45692/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Witness: 50 burn to death in Kenya church]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mob torched a church sheltering 100's of Kenyans fleeing election violence, killing as many as 50 continuing the bloodshed after the disputed vote that gave the president a second term. The opposition leader accused the government of &quot;genocide&quot;.<br/><br/><i>I'm not usually so moved by a foreign countries political skirmishes, but Kenya is definitely grabbing my attention of late.</i>]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>213</score><crdate>1/1/2008 12:19:47 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-01-01T12:19:47+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>5446</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/5446/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Three Landmarks Democrats Must Reach Before 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[One issue trumps all others, and that&#8217;s Iraq. Iraq turned Tuesday&#8217;s election, and is still ostensibly the central front of the War on Terror. What follows here are three landmarks to be achieved before the 2008 election as the Dems awake from their slumber.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>6</score><crdate>11/9/2006 10:20:54 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2006-11-09T10:20:54+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>55723</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/55723/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Limited Government: Are the Good Times Really Over?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utterly missing in this election season is a serious focus on limited or constitutional government. The Democrats, generally speaking, want more government, not less, so their neglect of the issue is to be expected. But the Republican dereliction is more troubling. It represents a falling away from the standards of Ronald Reagan&#8217;s conservatism&#8212;a decline already reflected in the &#8220;compassionate conservatism&#8221; of George W. Bush.]]></description><comments>7</comments><score>99</score><crdate>3/25/2008 11:24:31 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-25T23:24:31+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>16862</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/16862/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Osama look alike runs for election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philippine elections are largely a battle of name recall, so Agakhan Sharief has chosen a moniker that will surely capture the attention of voters well beyond his backwater southern province - Osama bin Laden.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>34</score><crdate>4/18/2007 10:20:52 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-04-18T10:20:52+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>